31065 Park Street Townhouse Review

[koalayummies]

Unnumbered bags, Creator 3 in 1 anarchy rules so open them all. 

Minifigures and accessories

Random selection of pieces

Random instruction page

Surprising number of leftover pieces for a 566 piece set (these are leftover from the main build)

How everyone has seen the set

 

Some of the criticism of this set prior to release was that the main build set was only 2-4 studs deep on one side with a typical City-building open back. It's not really shown in the most widely distributed image of this set but this should show how it handles that, I had no idea it did this before buying:

The grass/bench/tree part is also removable via Technic pins and can be placed on the other side when the building is closed.

The other two builds also utilize a swivel opening like this but the second model is a little different. The Townhouse and Cafe are both closed-off on all sides modular-style but swivel open, while the Greenhouse building has the more typical City-building-style open backside with the greenhouse canopy being what swivels open.

Originally I thought it was a cool set and while not spectacular like a modular I thought that if I didn't like any of the builds it still had some good parts. Having built it I was pleasantly surprised by all the features and little details and for once in a Creator 3 in 1 set I feel like all 3 builds are very strong with the Townhouse and Cafe being the strongest but the train windows do make a great greenhouse for the garden-afficiando's building. I thought I'd see how long I could keep it together before I decided to use the set for parts but having actually built it now I will likely keep it assembled in the Townhouse or Cafe build. 

Pleasantly surprised. 

Edited January 11, 2017 by koalayummies

[carebear]

Great Review

Great Work!!!

Thanks for this

Greetings

[Kjellevirus]

Thank you for the review. Now I need to get this set. I really like the 3 builds. 

[Withacee]

Thanks, koalayummies!
I like the look of this one; I might have a look into the possibilities of "modularising" it.

Some interesting pieces, too. Love that curved window.

[AFOLguy1970]

That is a really good looking set, enough to think about eventually getting one.  The color scheme is great and it has some nice details.  Just one question....where is the remote control for the dog? 

[koalayummies]

4 hours ago, AFOLguy1970 said:

Just one question....where is the remote control for the dog? 

Haha that is funny, I thought the dog was a bit cheesy but it is an interesting brick build. Now I'll always see it as a robot dog. 

Thanks for the feedback I know its not a super-detailed review but I wanted to leave the fun of the other builds to those who get the set however I can put the pictures up if its really desired. I purchased only looking at the front box image and found I actually like all 3 models for once with the caveat that I know it must be hard to come up with multiple enjoyable builds from a specific set of bricks. They did a great job. 

[infector]

Thanks for the gif of it going together - that actually helps quite a bit.

When I first saw the design based on the front of the box I wasn't too sure - but looking at it now I'm more interested in picking it up - this one and the pizza van.

:)